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Commodities Fall On Continued Concerns About Demand, William May, Senior Economist, IHS Markit

Date 04/09/2019

Commodity prices, as measured by the IHS Markit Materials Price Index (MPI), fell another 0.5% last week, their sixth consecutive weekly decline. Commodity prices have now moved to their lowest level since January. While US and Chinese policymakers dialled back on the harsh trade rhetoric of recent weeks and helped rally equity and bond markets, commodities continued to sag, on worries about demand.

FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review – Q3 2019

Date 04/09/2019

• Two additions to the FTSE China A50 Index in this review period
• Two additions to the FTSE China 50 Index

MGEX Reports 5th-Best Fiscal Year Volume

Date 04/09/2019

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports the conclusion of the 2018-2019 fiscal year with a total volume of 2,242,694 contracts, making it the 5th-best fiscal year of all time.   

UK Parliament Treasury Committee Publishes Bank Of England’s Updated Economic Analysis Of Brexit

Date 04/09/2019

In June 2018, the Treasury Committee asked HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority to produce analysis of the impact of Brexit in differing scenarios, and in good time before Parliament came to vote on the eventual Brexit deal.

Upsurge In Client Expectations Challenging Canadian Asset And Wealth Managers: RBC Investor & Treasury Services Poll

Date 04/09/2019

Increased client expectations is the top challenge facing Canadian asset and wealth managers in the year ahead according to a national poll by RBC Investor & Treasury Services. However, managers expressed growing confidence in their ability to adapt to the changing expectations.

Capitolis Appoints Joseph A. Molluso As Chief Financial Officer

Date 04/09/2019

• Joseph joins the firm from Virtu Financial, one of the leading providers of financial services, trading products and market making services
• At Virtu he was Chief Financial Officer, was instrumental in executing their IPO, and leading the implementation and integration of two significant M&A transactions

GPW Launches Three Seas Exchanges Index

Date 04/09/2019

• Exchanges of the Three Seas region signed a letter of intent concerning a new index CEEplus
• The launch of the index was officially announced in the presence of Minister of Investment and Economic Development Jerzy Kwieciński at the 29th Economic Forum in Krynica Zdrój
• The index portfolio will include the largest and most liquid stocks listed on the exchanges of the Visegrad Group countries, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia; the index will be calculated by GPW
• The index will be the underlying of a passive fund managed by TFI PZU

CME Group To Launch SOFR Options On January 6, 2020

Date 04/09/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch options on Three-Month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) futures starting on Jan. 6, 2020, pending regulatory review.

OpenDoor Names Former Luminex Head As COO - Fidelity Investments SVP To Spearhead Next Phase Of Treasury Platform’s Growth

Date 04/09/2019

OpenDoor Securities LLC (“OpenDoor”), the first all-to-all marketplace for illiquid US Treasuries, has named Michael Cashel its new Chief Operating Officer. Cashel will lead efforts to scale OpenDoor’s platform across the $16.2 trillion US Treasury market and expand the Company’s client base globally. He will report directly to OpenDoor’s CEO, President and co-founder, Susan Estes.

CME Group To Launch First-Ever Physical LNG Futures Contract Connecting Global Gas Market Participants To U.S. Exports In October

Date 04/09/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) futures contract – U.S. LNG Export futures – will be available for trading on October 14, 2019, pending regulatory review.